MATH 1190 - Pre-Calculus Review

MATH 1190 - Pre-Calculus Review (Fall 2007)

last-updated-27-Nov-2007

Instructor	Mark Adams	Amal Amleh	C. Crogono	James Muir	Edward Yao
Lecture	Section C MW 5:30pm-6:45pm LA 176	Section A MW 10:00am-11:15am LA 283 Section B TR 1:00pm-2:15pm ME 108
Recitation	Section RECIT D M 7:00pm-8:15pm LA 176		Section RECIT B F 8:30am-9:45am SB 260	Section RECIT A W 2:30pm-3:45pm LA 188	Section RECIT E R 4:00pm-5:15pm LA 271 Section RECIT C F 11:30am-12:45pm LA 275
Office	MN 111	MN 111	MN 111	MN 101	MN 111
Email	madams at smu dot ca	aamleh at cs dot smu dot ca	cgrogono at gmail dot com	jamuir at cs dot smu dot ca	edward dot yao at smu dot ca

Announcements ------------- *[27 Nov] Solutions to the practice exam have been posted. *[9 Nov] The time and location of the final exam has been posted. *[30 Oct] A table listing the suggested problems covered by the remaining quizzes has been posted. *[29 Oct] Solutions to the midterm have been posted. *[22 Oct] The solutions to the practice midterm have been posted to the web page. *[18 Oct] The ROOM for the midterm has changed (time and date are the same). We will now write in MCNALLY MAIN, THEATRE AUDITORIUM; this is on first floor of McNally Main (i.e. the same floor as the rooms numbered in the one-hundreds). *[15 Oct] Information on the Midterm (24 Oct), Extra-Help Sessions, and the "No Calculator" policy have been posted. Also, a revised schedule of the text sections we will cover has been posted. *[9 Oct] There has been a change in the instructors for two of the recitations. Edward Yao will run both the Thursday 4pm Recitation (RECIT E) and the Friday 11:30am Recitation (RECIT C). *[5 Oct] FYI: The SMU Math and Computing Science Society holds weekly help sessions. These are open to any society member ($5 membership). Students from any class may attend and ask for help on assignments, labs, getting ready for tests, etc... Upper level students are available to give help. See http://cs.smu.ca/~smumacss/ for more information. *[3 Oct] There are five recitation sections for MATH 1190, but you MUST write your quiz only in the recitation in which you are registered. See the message posted below. Note that Thursday's recitation (4pm) only has 5 students registered in it. If you would like to change to this recitation, then please speak with your instructor. *[20 Sept] Note that a new recitation section has just been created. It is on Thursdays at 4:00pm in LA 271 (see additional information in the table above). You may wish to switch into this recitation if it is a better fit for your schedule. *[14 Sept] For students in Recitations B and C (i.e. Friday recitations), please read the "no scent" policy below. *[12 Sept] A copy of the course outline has been posted. It includes a list of suggested problems which you are encouraged to work through. *[5 Sept] Recitations will start the week of 18 September (i.e. there are no recitations this week and none next week).

Course description (from the University Calendar)

Prerequisite: the equivalent of Nova Scotia pre-calculus Grade 12 which is the prerequisite for MATH 1210.1(.2).

The following topics will be covered, in greater depth than in Grade 12 Mathematics courses: Manipulation of algebraic expressions. Solving equations and inequalities. Functions and relations including discussion of polynomials, rational functions, trigonometric functions, inverse trigonometric functions, logarithms, and exponentials. Analytic Geometry. Derivatives and integrals of simple functions.

Classes 3 hrs. plus recitation 1 1/2 hrs. a week. 1 semester.

Notes:

Students who have passed MATH 1190.1(.2) are exempted from writing the pre-test for MATH 1210.1(.2).
MATH 1190.1(.2) is given in the fall and summer of each year; MATH 1210.1(.2) is given in the winter of each year; and MATH 1211.1(.2) is given in the summer of each year. Thus, if you do not meet or exceed the standards set by the department as indicated on the pre-test, it is possible to take MATH 1190.1(.2) and still complete the Calculus in one calendar year.
Students receiving a grade of less than C are advised not to proceed with MATH 1210.1(.2).
This course does not count as one of the mathematics credits required for the degree of Bachelor of Science, or towards the requirements for a major or honours in mathematics and computing science. Students should be aware, therefore, that they may not be able to qualify for graduation by completing the minimum number of courses originally stipulated for their program.
This is a credit course but can only be counted as an elective.

Course Outline

The course outline is here. Included on the outline is a list of suggested problems.

Update: Our week-by-week schedule of text sections covered has been updated:

Week	Sections Covered
Oct. 15	4.1, 4.2, 4.3
Oct. 22	5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4
Oct. 29	6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4
Nov. 5	6.5, 6.6, , 7.2
Nov. 12	7.3, 8.1
Nov. 19	8.2, 9.1, 9.2
Nov. 26	9.3, 9.4, 9.5

Policy on Calculators

You are not permitted to use calculators on quizzes, midterm or exams. Wherever possible, you should provide "exact answers" to test questions.

Extra-Help Sessions

Amal Amleh is running extra-help sessions each week on Wednesdays evenings, 7pm-8:30pm in LA 298. These will continue until the end of the semester. Students who feel they need extra help are encouraged to attend.

Midterm

Here is some information about the midterm (note the room has changed):

Date:   Wednesday, 24 October.
Time:   6pm  (2 hours in duration)
Place:  **McNally Main, Theatre Auditorium**

If you have a conflict with the scheduled midterm time, you must speak with your instructor (Mark Adams or Amal Amleh) as soon as possible (before 24 October) to make other arrangements.

The midterm will cover all material to the end of section 4.3; that is, the midterm will cover the following text-sections:

          1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5
          2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4
          2.5, 2.6, 3.1, 3.2
          3.3, 3.4, 4.1
          4.2
          4.3

Practice Midterm Solutions. Here are solutions to the practice midterm.

Midterm Solutions. Here are scanned solutions to midterm:

coloured paper midterm: p1 p2 p3 p4 p5 p6
white paper midterm: p1 p2 p3 p4 p5 p6

Final Exam

Here is some information about the final examination:

Date:   Tuesday, 4 December.
Time:   9am-12pm  (3 hours in duration)
Place:  Tower Field House (T FH)

Practice Exam Solutions. Here are solutions to the practice exam.

Recitations

Preparing for the quizzes. To prepare for the quiz held during the recitation, you should attempt suggested problems listed in the course outline. Each quiz tests material from the previous week of classes. The following table should clarify which suggested problems you should complete in preparation for the remaining quizzes:

Quiz held during the week of...   Text Sections    Suggested Problems
-------------------------------   -------------    ------------------

29 Oct                            5.1              1, 3, 5, 7, 11, 19, 26, 31
                                  5.2              1, 3, 5, 7, 17, 23, 29
                                  5.3              1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 17, 35
                                  5.4              3, 7, 10, 11, 15, 23

5 Nov                             6.1              1, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 21
                                  6.2              1-23 (odd), 27, 29
                                  6.3              1-21 (odd), 25, 27, 29, 35
                                  6.4              1-15 (odd), 19, 23

12 Nov                            6.5              1-17 (odd), 19, 23
                                  6.6              1-30 (odd)

                                  7.2              1-25 (odd), 33, 37

19 Nov                            7.3              1, 3, 7, 9, 13, 15, 21
                                  8.1              1, 3, 5, 7, 12, 14, 23, 25, 34

26 Nov                            8.2              1-13 (odd), 19, 23, 27, 29, 32, 45
                                  9.1              1, 3, 5, 9, 11, 15, 17, 21, 25, 29
                                  9.2              3, 5, 9, 11, 13, 15, 19, 22

*Note that you should complete the remaining suggested problems on the course outline 
(i.e. the questions from sections 9.3, 9.4, 9.5) as part of your exam preparations.

You must attend the recitation in which you are registered

Each student enrolled in MATH 1190 is also registered in one of the five recitation sections (A,B,C,D,E). Some students are attending recitations other than the one they are registered for. This is causing some recitations to be over-crowded, and therefore it cannot continue. You must attend and write the quiz in the recitation in which you are registered. If you attend a different recitation without obtaining permission from your instructor, then you will not be allowed to write the quiz. Do not risk being turned away and receiving a zero on a quiz -- make certain to attend the correct recitation.

[Note that as of 3 Oct, the Thursday recitation (4pm) only has 5 students registered in it. If you would to switch into this recitation, then please speak with your instructor.]

Recitations B and C (Fridays 8:30 and 11:30) For these two sections there is a strict no scent policy. For the sake of others, and in accordance with university regulations, students are required not to wear perfume, aftershave, cologne, hair spray scented shampoos or deodorant. Details to be given in class.

Information on Saint Mary's University's Scent Awareness Initiative can be found here.

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